It was already late by the time Charlie was done solving everything, and there were also hundreds of people kneeling densely on Mount Wintry which was brightly lit.Charlie turned his back to look at his parents’ tomb that was not too far away, and he stared at it for a long time before he sighed lightly and said to Jeremiah, “Grandpa, since everything has almost been completely settled, I will go back to Aurous Hill tomorrow.” Jeremiah hurriedly said, “Charlie, you’re the head of the Wade family now. I will not advise you to stay and settle down in Eastcliff, but you should stay for a few more days at least, this time. I can work with you to sort out all the Wade family’s affairs and then introduce the Wade family’s team of managers to you. They will also be responsible for answering to you in the future.” Charlie spoke up, “The Wade family has a lot of business, and it is not realistic to get these managers to prepare all the information immediately. Even if they are ready, they
What Cadfan had to sign was the transfer of all control, decision making, and beneficiary rights of Schulz Group over to Sophie.Sheldon, on the other hand, had to sign the divorce agreement with Helen, thus officially dissolving his marriage with Helen.When Charlie arrived at Shangri-La, the father and son duo had just finished signing all the relevant documents.At this time, several professional lawyers were all doing a final check to ensure that everything was free of any loopholes.Sheldon was a little lost and desolate at this time. After all, he had loved Helen for so many years. Now that they had truly ended their relationship as husband and wife completely, he could not help but feel extremely upset. Although Helen did not look exceptionally happy, it could be seen that she looked much more relieved. Before this, Helen always seemed to be frowning slightly, and it looked like there was a touch of sadness on her face which made people feel that she might be a little si
Sophie’s eyes instantly brightened up because of Charlie’s appearance.She looked at Charlie in surprise and blurted out, “Benefactor, you’re here...”Charlie nodded, and Cadfan, who was aside, also said with unparalleled excitement, “Mr. Wade... Thank you for your generosity...”Charlie waved his hand indifferently. It was not that he was being magnanimous toward Cadfan. However, it was just because Cadfan had already honestly handed over the position as the head of the Schulz family and so, Cadfan would no longer be of any threat to him from now on. Moreover, after Sophie inherited the Schulz family, all the old and new grudges with the Schulz family would also be written off. So, there was actually no need for Charlie to continue making things difficult for Cadfan in this matter. Therefore, Charlie spoke up and said to Cadfan, “Lord Schulz, after you arrive in Madagascar, in principle, I will not interfere in any way with what you do there. As long as you do not do anything w
After saying that, he also made an inviting gesture at Cadfan, “Lord Schulz, this way, please.”Cadfan was filled with immense gratitude as he followed Stephen out of the hotel room.Only Helen and her daughter, Sophie, were left in the room at this time.Charlie was about to speak to Sophie about the increased capital for Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group. At the same time, he also wanted to talk about the future development of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group to Europe, but at this time, Helen spoke up, “Charlie, you will be going back to Aurous Hill in the morning tomorrow, right?”Charlie nodded. “Yes, Aunt Dunn. I’ll be going back first thing in the morning.”Helen was a little embarrassed as she asked, “Can I go back with you on your plane, then?”At this time, Helen had already made Aurous Hill her first choice for her life in the future. She had already repaired and renovated the small courtyard where Charlie’s parents had used to live in, and for her, living there was the b
Charlie did not realize that Sophie had already been completely overwhelmed by the love and shyness in her heart.At this time, she was not in the mental state to talk about her business collaboration with Charlie. This was because she would not hesitate to agree even if Charlie were to ask her to give up and hand the entire Schulz family over to him now.So, at this time, Sophie did not have her own opinion at all, and Charlie’s opinion was all it was going to be.How could Charlie have known all these things? He smiled helplessly and said, “You have to understand that the both of us are in a partnership business. So, we have to come up with ideas together, and you cannot simply listen to everything I say because I am not a professional at business management. I don’t know much about the specific business and so, I can only put forth my ideas, and you and Autumn will have to discuss the feasibility of my ideas as well as the implementation methods.”Sophie said embarrassedly, “It
Charlie could not help but stammer after hearing this, and he sighed as he said, “Your schedule is a little too packed.”“It doesn’t matter.” Sophie said firmly, “I’m in particularly good health now, and this small thing does not matter at all.”After saying that, Sophie then looked at Charlie bashfully as she said in a delicate voice and pleading tone, “Benefactor, aside from my mother, I only have you as my only friend in Aurous Hill. So, if I look for you to come out and hang out with me when the time comes, you cannot refuse me.”Charlie nodded. After that, he casually agreed as he laughed and said, “As long as time allows, it definitely will not be a problem.”“Alright, then!”After getting the answer that she wanted the most, Sophie finally heaved a sigh of relief.Charlie looked at the time and spoke up, “It’s already late. I will send you back to the Schulz family’s mansion first.” Sophie hurriedly asked, “Benefactor, are you going back to the Wade family’s mansion toni
After Sophie said these words, she did not wait for Charlie to make any response as she hurriedly pushed the car door open in a flustered manner and got out of the car.It had taken all of her courage to say all those things just now.So, Sophie did not dare to stay by Charlie’s side because she was afraid that she would not be able to control herself and that she might end up hugging him and crying bitterly as she questioned him on why he had to get married so early or why he had appeared in her life so late.Therefore, Sophie fled and left Charlie without even saying goodbye. She rushed into the Schulz family’s mansion without even looking back.Charlie felt more or less uncomfortable as he looked at her slender back.The more he saw how unhappy Helen’s life was, the less he wanted Sophie to make the same mistake as Helen.Fate should not be playing such a trick on the mother and daughter duo so that the both of them would fall and get trapped in an almost identical vicious cir
Charlie nodded and said respectfully, “Uncle Golding, several things have already been handled well.”Yule laughed and said, “There’s no need to mention the Wade family. I do not need to go up to Mount Wintry to guess that you must have already dealt with the members of the Wade family’s collateral families. The matter relating to the Schulz family has already long been dealt with, and the affairs relating to Northern Europe were reported in the news. The Queen of Northern Europe suddenly fully recovered from her critical illness, and this has sparked a heated discussion in the Western countries. I knew that it must be your handiwork at first glance! Only you have this kind of uncanny ability to bring the dead back to life!”Charlie laughed and said, “I only used a little of the Rejuvenating Pill.”Yule laughed and said, “I have a deep understanding of that Rejuvenating Pill of yours, and I have experienced it personally before. A person who has already been on the verge of dying wo
The lawyer then finished, "To be honest, cases of regretting a donation and seeking a lawsuit to get the money back? Law firms usually won't even get one per year, and that makes it especially newsworthy for the press."Also, court records are always public. That means anyone can access the verdict, and there's no hiding anything. So, if you want the lawsuit, you'd better be prepared."Jacob was already left in despair.All he wanted was to get his money back, but he didn't think that it would end up as public knowledge.And Mr. Bay had just told him over the phone that he would try to quell the scandal's pressure and try his best to protect Jacob's place as vice president.If Jacob's name was suddenly mentioned in a lawsuit attempting to reclaim an 'accidental' donation, even Mr. Bay couldn't save him at that point.Hence, after thinking long and hard about it, Jacob realized that he was not getting his 300 thousand back.The thought crushed him, and he burst into tears, "What
At this hour, most of the employees at Talbot Associates had already left.However, there were several lawyers who had just finished a meeting regarding a certain case, and they were just leaving when Jacob arrived.Seeing that they were packing up their bags and ready to leave, he asked, "Excuse me, are you still able to take cases?"The leader smiled, "Yes, but it's a little late now. Why don't you come again tomorrow morning?"Jacob shook his head impatiently. "This is very urgent—please help me and hear me out, then see if it will work. 300 thousand banks on this, so I'll give you twenty percent whether or not I get it back!"300 thousand was really neither here nor there.However, if it were an easy civil case, that twenty percent commission would still mean sixty thousand.The lawyer thought about it. "Fine. Tell us what your problem is, and we will assess the situation first. If it's easy, we can give you a general strategy right now. But if it proves difficult, we'll hav
The cabbie nodded. "Well, Talbot Associates, it is! They're said to be number two."-While Jacob was heading off to consult a law firm, Charlie was calling Julien Rothschild over the phone.The manchild had just had room service and was lounging on the couch, fiddling with his phone.After visiting the kennels with Charlie, he had been idling his days away at the hotel, waiting for Salem and his son to post that video of them being out at sea.Once that was done, Julien would return to the States, once more the heir apparent of the Rothschilds. Still, it was boring to simply lounge around in the hotel, and he would really like to strengthen his ties with Charlie.However, he was also afraid of being too forward as Charlie could be intimidating, and he could upset him—just like a fan eager to get close to their idol but was still worried about their idol getting disgusted with them.As such, he never expected Charlie to call him, and he immediately answered eagerly, "Good even
Pausing, Mr. Bay continued, "If they're not that upset with the idea, I'll bang my gavel and make the call so that you can at least stay as a vice president."If they keep refusing, I just have to promote Mr. Zonda to become a vice president while you take over his position of head-of-department as insurance. What do you think?"Jacob certainly wouldn't protest the idea of insurance, especially when he thought he would be forced to leave the Calligraphy and Painting Association altogether earlier. He quickly exclaimed gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. Bay!"Mr. Bay chuckled, clearly relieved as well. "Come on, Jacob—you don't have to be so formal. I'm like a brother to you! Don't you think that's what I should be doing?"Jacob laughed earnestly for once. "Well, brother, I'm honestly relieved…" He trailed off but soon pressed on, "But I have to ask, won't the other members have things to say even if you manage to persuade the other vice presidents? What if they remain unhappy?
There were times when making a person despair to some extent could be a people-strategy.For example, when your distant acquaintance asked for a ten grand loan but you could only lend him one, you couldn't tell him directly that. It would make them think you were being insincere.The better option would be to tell them how you were worse off than they were and had a debt yourself, or that some other friend had borrowed money for three years and never repaid it.And when that mere acquaintance was in despair, you could tell them that if it was really important, you could lend them one thousand with a credit card loan.That way, while the mere acquaintance wouldn't exactly be awash with gratitude, they at least wouldn't complain about your lack of sincerity.That was exactly what Mr. Bay was doing.He had no intention of offending Jacob, but he also couldn't directly tell him to give up on claiming the position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Otherwise, Ja
Jacob felt absolutely horrible just then, and he certainly did not expect Don Albert to give him the cold shoulder.If he had known, he would have just stayed content with the 200 thousand he had made and enjoyed his trip to Dubai! If he had, the Calligraphy and Painting Association wouldn't have found out about the bronze sculpture plot, and Don Albert would still be on friendly terms with him.Absolutely regretting everything, Jacob got in the backseat of the cab, tears of grief almost welling up and out of his eyes.Then, noticing that the cabbie was quietly watching him from the rearview mirror, he turned his face aside, whipped out his phone, and called Mr. Bay.As soon as Mr. Bay answered, he asked, "How did things go over there? Have you sorted out Zachary Evans yet?"He was waiting for Jacob to ask Don Albert for help so that the latter would pressure Zachary into posting a statement retracting his previous claims.However, Jacob knew full well that there was no hope for
Ramond replied, "I'm not planning on getting my name out there—I was just thinking I could start slow from one shop, but now, I'm suddenly so popular everyone's consulting me for appraisals, so I guess that's the short end of this."Either way, I'm planning to let things cool off by opening the shop late and closing early. That way, I'd receive fewer customers, and the hype will die down in a month."Once it does, I'll lead a slow life, which is perfect in Aurous Hill since it's how things are here. I'm not aiming to get rich or expand my business, and it's a comfortable life, so I plan to retire here."Charlie nodded. "The Rothschilds are relatively manageable, but I'm not sure if the Qing Eliminating Society is still looking for you and the Four-Sided Treasure Tower. You'll be completely free once they are wiped out.""And I'm sure with your abilities, Mr. Wade, that day will soon arrive." Raymond smiled and soon remembered. "By the way, you probably haven't had dinner yet, right
Charlie was never one who covered up misdeeds, and what Jacob had done reflected his corrupted character and clear refusal to feel remorse.As such, Charlie naturally refused to offer any help, completely giving up and allowing Jacob to keep going off on his own tangent, tearing himself apart in the process.Still, Raymond did put a good word in for Jacob. "Actually, one can understand Mr. Wilson's motives from a certain point of view. I was the one who set him up so that he broke that vase, and had him beaten up so that we didn't arouse suspicion. He has every reason to bear a grudge."Charlie sighed, nodding. "There's no issue with holding a grudge or getting revenge—in fact, I have no problem with him trying to salvage some pride. However, what he did was unseemly, and he doesn't know when to stop."He didn't lose anything before Zachary exposed everything. Even if he had missed a killer deal, he bought it off someone's hand in the first place and made two hundred grand in clean
With those words, Jacob didn't wait any further as he turned and left Antique Street, intent on seeking legal counsel.Raymond watched him leave before returning to Treasure Measure.He wasn't going to leave, but he had said so because he didn't want to waste much time with Jacob.Still, to avoid any trouble, he turned the sign outside to 'closed' before locking the door from the inside.That was when a man suddenly arrived, asking through the glass door, "Can I still take a look inside, sir?"Raymond was ready to refuse without even turning around when he realized that it was Charlie.He turned around and saw him standing outside just as expected.Smiling, he hurried over to open the door for him. "It's been a while, Mr. Wade!"Charlie was aware that Raymond was sticking to his identity of 'Raymond Cole' who had not been in touch since Raymond had been fired from Vintage Deluxe.Charlie chuckled in turn. "It has indeed. And you're a business owner yourself now, too.""It's j